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Begum Majida Kidwai

Begum Majida Kidwai was a significant figure in India’s struggle for independence and a dedicated social reformer in the years that followed. Born into a prominent family in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, on January 1, 1908, she became deeply involved in the...

Begum Noor Bano

Begum Noor Bano, also known as Mehtab Zamani Begum, was an eminent Indian politician and social worker who adeptly combined her royal heritage with a distinguished career in public service. As a Member of Parliament for the Indian National Congress, she represented...

Begum Noorbanu Alladin

Begum Noorbanu Alladin occupies a distinct and formidable position in the social and legal history of 20th-century Hyderabad. As the wife and later widow of the industrialist Khan Bahadur Ahmed Alladin, she lived through the seismic political transition from the Asaf...

Begum Para

Begum Para, born Zubeda Ul Haq on December 25, 1926, in Jhelum, British India, was a celebrated Indian film actress who became a symbol of glamour and rebellion in the conservative cinematic landscape of the 1940s and 1950s. Raised in a sophisticated and liberal...